Netzahualcóyotl, << `nay` tsah wahl KOH `yoht` uhl >> (pop. 1,072,676), is one of the largest cities of Mexico. An eastern suburb of Mexico city, it is in the state of México. Netzahualcóyotl is built on the dry lakebed of Lake Texcoco.
Netzahualcóyotl was founded in 1900 but was not incorporated as a city until 1963. Since 1970, Netzahualcóyotl’s population has more than doubled, making it a prime example of Mexico’s booming urbanization. This rapid growth has produced such problems as a shortage of good housing, a lack of basic city services, and pollution. The city’s population is largely working-class. A number of manufacturing plants operate there.
